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Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S. search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.

The sources, who are familiar with the situation, told Reuters that the attack, which targeted people who have access to specific parts of Google networks, may have been facilitated by people working in Google China's office.

"We're not commenting on rumor and speculation. This is an ongoing investigation, and we simply cannot comment on the details," a Google spokeswoman said.

Personally I don't think this is an if, but 'how many.' Considering how many people (from Silicon valley for IP espionage to State Department employees) use Google products this was a treasure trove for China's version of the CIA. If you are form China and planning on applying to Google, better have your plan B, IMO. News broke last night that US journalists had their Gmail accounts hacked too. [pcworld.com...] . Stay tuned, it has just started

This is kind of scary because if there were insiders working for the Chinese Gov't I wonder how the US Gov't will react.

After all this and all the other shady things we hear about China, how can anyone trust to do business there?

The only thing that China has is its super big population, otherwise, the experience is not worth it. I just don't trust them. It will take them a whole new generation to be on par with the west when it comes to Trust, Accountability, Honesty etc.

Actually hold on? Even the new generation will be spoiled as they are the ones being taught to hack into all these governments and corporations.

This is kind of scary because if there were insiders working for the Chinese Gov't I wonder how the US Gov't will react.

China holds an awful lot of our debt. Some have observed that China could do some serious damage to our economy without causing much damage to its own. I doubt the US Gov't will do much beyond noisemaking.

"If you owe $10,000 it's your problem, if you owe $100,000,000 it's the bank's problem." A version of a quote attributed to D Trump.

Going to econ war with their biggest consumer is the dumbest move for China, so let's not go crazy here. And let's forget that he technology is Western, the Chinese are just the cheap manufactures and they have the smog and poisoned rivers to show for it.

China holds an awful lot of our debt. Some have observed that China could do some serious damage to our economy without causing much damage to its own. I doubt the US Gov't will do much beyond noisemaking.